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GEORGE: A Novel Of Becoming Babe Ruth
August 16, 1948. Memorial Hospital, New York City.
Babe Ruth is dying. And he's finally ready to tell the truth. Not the legend. Not the sixty home runs or the Called Shot or the House That Ruth Built. The real story—the one he's never told anyone. The story of a seven-year-old boy abandoned at the gates of a Baltimore reformatory. The story of the hole that never filled, no matter how far he hit the ball. The story of the daughter he lied to, the wives he betrayed, and the best friend he lost to pride.
Before he was the Bambino, he was George—a scared kid nobody wanted.
In this stunning literary novel, Babe Ruth confronts the truth behind the myth in a voice that is raw, haunting, and unforgettable. "We were poor the way water is wet. Poor the way a wound is red."
For fans of The Art of Fielding, The Natural, and A Gentleman in Moscow. This novel is what we imagen he would havetold us.
Babe Ruth is dying. And he's finally ready to tell the truth. Not the legend. Not the sixty home runs or the Called Shot or the House That Ruth Built. The real story—the one he's never told anyone. The story of a seven-year-old boy abandoned at the gates of a Baltimore reformatory. The story of the hole that never filled, no matter how far he hit the ball. The story of the daughter he lied to, the wives he betrayed, and the best friend he lost to pride.
Before he was the Bambino, he was George—a scared kid nobody wanted.
In this stunning literary novel, Babe Ruth confronts the truth behind the myth in a voice that is raw, haunting, and unforgettable. "We were poor the way water is wet. Poor the way a wound is red."
For fans of The Art of Fielding, The Natural, and A Gentleman in Moscow. This novel is what we imagen he would havetold us.
417 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 8, 2026
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January 22, 2026
I thought I knew everything there was to know about Babe Ruth, and that reading a novel based upon his life would be laughable. I was wrong...the author, William Ferrier is new to me (I know, where have I been?), but after reading GEORGE, I will seek out his other books. What a pleasant surprise this Audible performance was in spite of being read by a robot instead of a human, with very few glitches! (The quoting of baseball stats was obviously flawed, but really not a distraction).
Really well written, enjoyable read that I recommend to all baseball and Babe Ruth fans. I didn't have to suspend reality to enjoy this book, and I got the feeling that I was being introduced to Babe's real thoughts and feelings in a way I never have through reading the great (and not so great) many books on his life. I don't read many novels, I stick to non-fiction and biographies, memoirs, and history... but this book is a gem, and worthy of a listen.
Really well written, enjoyable read that I recommend to all baseball and Babe Ruth fans. I didn't have to suspend reality to enjoy this book, and I got the feeling that I was being introduced to Babe's real thoughts and feelings in a way I never have through reading the great (and not so great) many books on his life. I don't read many novels, I stick to non-fiction and biographies, memoirs, and history... but this book is a gem, and worthy of a listen.
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